Browse through our blog posts to find out what life is like at Hoe Grange Holidays along with some great ideas for days out in the Peak District.
This week we teamed up with a fellow Peak District Environmental Quality Mark member, (like-minded sustainable businesses with a passion for The Peak District) Cath Lee from Peak Walking Adventures, to offer a back to nature, Bear Grylls type, wild camping experience. Cath offers a wide range of guided walks, trek training walks and wild camping for all abilities and her knowledge really brings the experience to life, so we were delighted to be able to offer one of our walled, wooded copses for her semi-wild camping two day walk. [caption i...
On the 20th August 2015 hundreds of British farmers recorded their day with video and photographs to help the general public understand how wide and varied the work of a British farmer is. What were we up to at Hoe Grange that day? Take a look at our #farm24 and see! Checking all are present and correct...... and all are with their mummies.... even if their mummies are not really their mummies. Time then for a little tractor work, mowing off the overgrown grass so fresh grass can grow in its place. Not forgetting to look after our gu...
Last Sunday the 27th of April, 19 people joined us for the Hoe Grange Hike as part of the wider Peak District Walking Festival. This year saw a change of route from the walk we have done for the past 4 years and explored the footpaths over the hill to Brassington. Following Derbyshire Dales countryside ranger Patrick Mountain, the group were lead over the private land at Hoe Grange where they saw and heard lots of wildlife, along Pinder's lane. Did you know that a "Pinder" was the keeper of the Pinfold where stray animals were kept until clai...
The one thing about farming is that everyday is different and you have to turn your hand to many unusual tasks - today was one of those days! Hens can fly, but are not know for their aerobatic skills, and maximum flight time is a matter of seconds. Today one of our little flock showed just what a mess you can get in if you haven't worked out your landing strip - you should always look before you leap! It was a lovely sunny morning here in the Derbyshire hills, so one of the free range hens decided to stretch her wings. Our black Leghorn, Blac...